Sorbilact® is administered to adults by intravenous spray or drip (60-80 drops per minute):
- in case of traumatic, burn, postoperative and hemolytic shock - 200-400 and 600 ml (3-10 ml / kg body weight), once, first with a stream, then with a drip method;
- with liver diseases - in a dose of 200 ml (3.5 ml / kg body weight) drip singly and repeatedly, daily or every other day;
- with acute renal failure - in a single dose of 200-400 ml (up to 2.5-6.5 ml / kg body weight) drip or jet (again after 8-12 hours);
- for the prevention of postoperative intestinal paresis of 150-300 ml (2.5-5.0 ml / kg body weight) per single injection, drip; repeated infusions of the drug are possible every 12 hours during the first 2-3 days after surgery;
- for the treatment of postoperative paresis - in a dose of 200-400 ml (3.5-6.5 ml / kg body weight) drip, every 8 hours before the normalization of intestinal motility;
when swelling of the brain - first jet, and then drip (60-80 drops per minute) at a dose of 5-10 ml / kg body weight.
With significant dehydration, intravenous infusions of Sorbilact® should be carried out only drip (not more than 200 ml of solution per day).
Children under the age of 6 years are recommended to administer the drug at a dose of 10 ml / kg of body weight, from 6 to 12 years - in a dose of half the dose for adults. Children over 12 years of age are given the same dose as adults.